African sulcatas are the second-largest tortoise family. The giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands are the largest. They can reach 30 inches in length and weigh 80 to 100 pounds.

Goliath boasted an impressive set of measurements at the time of his death in November 2002. The Galápagos giant tortoise ...

Fernandez now has five tortoises, and Lorenzo is the second-largest. Animal services estimated Lorenzo to be around 37 years old and 200 pounds, but he was too large to get on their scale.

Giant tortoise makes a break for it — and is captured three miles away. A giant tortoise made a (slow) run for it and was found trying to cross an interstate in Arizona.

Aldabra tortoises are one of the world’s largest land tortoises, weighing up to 550 pounds. Males are larger than females and have longer, thicker tails. Males can weigh up to 550 pounds and ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo is welcoming two of the world's largest tortoise species. The giant tortoise exhibit featuring Galapagos and Aldabra tortoises will open Memorial Day Weekend 2025. ...

Sulcata tortoises, also known as African spurred tortoises, are one of the largest tortoise species in the world, Gabby said, in some cases reaching over 100 pounds.

AZGFD says tortoise adoption applications are still open. As the weather cools, adoptions will be put on hold due to while tortoises brumate, or hibernate. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays ...

The second largest Tortoise shareholder after Harding is Woodbridge Investments Corporation which holds 16.1% of shares. It is the investment vehicle for the Thomson family, ...

NW tortoise with collapsing shell gets 2nd chance thanks to 4 WSU Tri-Cities students ... Developing a prosthetic that can get her around on every surface will be the largest challenge for them.

Conservationists are pushing the U.S. government to craft a recovery plan for America’s Bolson tortoises, the largest and rarest tortoise species in the county.

Gertie, an endangered Bolson tortoise, is shown to a group of state and federal wildlife officials during a trip to Ted Turner's Armendaris Ranch in Engle, N.M., on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.